1. These are the solemn words of Agur son of Jakeh:“God is not with me, God is not with me,and I am helpless.
2. I am more like an animal than a human being;I do not have the sense a human being should have.
3. I have never learned any wisdom,and I know nothing at all about God.
4. Who has ever mastered heavenly knowledge?Who has ever caught the wind in his hand?Or wrapped up water in a piece of cloth?Or fixed the boundaries of the earth?Who is he, if you know? Who is his son?
5. “God keeps every promise he makes. He is like a shield for all who seek his protection.
6. If you claim that he said something that he never said, he will reprimand you and show that you are a liar.”
7. I ask you, God, to let me have two things before I die:
8. keep me from lying, and let me be neither rich nor poor. So give me only as much food as I need.
9. If I have more, I might say that I do not need you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God.
10. Never criticize servants to their master. You will be cursed and suffer for it.
11. There are people who curse their fathers and do not show their appreciation for their mothers.